“The pilot and two passengers died at the scene of the accident,” the police said, without giving any information about the victims.
By Le Figaro with AFP
Published 20/05/2023 at 5:39 PM, updated 20/05/2023 at 6:32 PM
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According to Swiss police, the plane crashed near Ponts-de-Martel on Saturday May 20 with several people on board. Matt Gush / stock.adobe.com
Three people were killed when a tourist plane crashed on Saturday, May 20, on a steep slope in the canton of Neuchâtel (western Switzerland), a spokesman for the cantonal police said. The plane crashed near Ponts-de-Martel in the Neuchâtel Mountains, police said. “The pilot and two passengers died at the scene of the accident,” the police said, without giving any information about the victims.
The type of plane that crashed was not initially named. “We must first notify the families of the victims,” said the spokesman for the Keystone-ATS news agency. The accident happened in a steep, hard-to-reach forest area around 10:20 local time (08:20 GMT).
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The emergency services and the police are on site where the wreck is located, said the regional radio Neuchâtel RTN. The area has been temporarily closed to the public. According to the radio, an investigation is currently underway to clarify the circumstances of the tragedy.